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1/ In the past few months, the founders of Instacart, Spotify, and Coinbase have all started new healthcare companies. This may seem odd to some – why are these seasoned tech founders jumping into tech-driven healthcare? A 🧵:
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Daisy Wolf
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Partner @a16z leading health technology deals. Reluctant tweeter. Alum: @Meta @YaleLawSch @StanfordGSB
Joined September 2009
- 1/3 We're thrilled to announce we've led the $53M Series A of @function, which aims to integrate all of your health data with all of the world’s health knowledge to best inform what actions you can take to live 100 healthy years.
- (1/7) @vijaypande and I have a 🔥hot take🔥 heading into #HLTH2022: the biggest company in the world will be a consumer health tech company. Read our personal opinions here (compliance made me say that 😉):
- Our next @a16z healthcare playbook focuses on selling into SMBs – clinics, employers, and digital health cos. If your startups does this, we'd love to hear your perspective and potentially feature you in our piece! Just fill this quick survey out: a16z.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2b…
- 1/ As a lover of regulated industries (or glutton for punishment) who went to law school “for fun,” I can’t help but get excited about the intersection of the two biggest regulated markets: healthcare ⛑ & fintech 💳 a16z.com/2022/06/01/pay…
- (1/9) Our newest @a16z piece on the 🏆 biggest prize 🏆 yet to be claimed in healthcare x fintech. Consider this: most healthcare providers are flying blind when it comes to their finances. A 🧵: a16z.com/2023/02/07/hea…
- 1/ Last month, @vijaypande and I predicted a consumer health company will be the biggest company in the world (‼️). This invoked lots of **feelings** 🤯. This month, @julesyoo and I dive into specific areas of consumer health where we see opportunity. A 🧵:
- New year, new fund, new name! We’re now officially the “a16z Bio + Health” fund 🧪⚕️⛑. Here are a few of the many areas we’re pumped to invest in on the health side this year. A 🧵: a16z.com/2022/01/10/new…
- (1/8) Today, we @a16z are proud to share that we've led a $4M round of seed funding for Fortuna Health, a consumer-first platform for navigating Medicaid end-to-end.
- when you're the only person on your zoom call without a doodle
- We @a16z are proud to announce we've led the Series A of @slingshotai_inc, the world’s first foundation model for psychology. We couldn't be more excited to work with @neilparikh and @thecahnartist. @vijaypande @kirbyman01 @zachcohen25
- In my mother’s kitchen and doubting whether we are actually related.
- 1/ Last week @a16z released our Marketplace 100 list. Only 4 healthcare companies made the list (a record!)...but healthcare is 12% of household spend. Interestingly, all 4 are therapy marketplaces. Why are they working and where else can we build big health marketplaces? A🧵:
- 📣 Calling all consumer health builders! 📣 We @a16z are planning events – fireside chats, dinners, & more – to bring together experts & smart folks in the space. Some virtual & some in person (NYC & SF to start). Interested in joining? Fill out this form!
